New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-07

cred full six days the aggregate sales of stocks
AsS To ss 81 ....: smaller ss
Week r'ef ~ o I'VE Ss
figures show how dun the stock market Of last week
for
some notable and marked advances The dealings were
during the last few weeks~hesitancy in making new
engagements upon tho long" side OF the market,
short sales resulting In small declines and prompt
recoveres- The result Is that IN majority OF cases the
ees like Delaware Lactswanna and Western andi Cana
dian Pacitcdeclnes amounting TO q and per cenr ON
Island Green Bay. the Milwaukee. Lake Shore and
Westerns and Western Union show gains ranginsirom y
tn per cent The weighing against active specu
laton special and not general There were fears
OF something that possibly might happen and not cond
the country steadily growing foreign demand for
products entirely satisfactory and encouraging to the
fullest the holders OF securities the evidences Of
that prosperity. such large legitimate demand for
money TO aid In tho movement OF products to the sea
prises, set up as shadows OF impending EVIL.
stringenoy in still the burden of the pessimsts
song az II the greatest ing speculation the country has
ever seen had not always had for its foundation
prosperity which made money active and in demand at
per cent or higher. III the trade OF the country
time to grow and expand until next autumn at the rate
II promises To do the fact that money will demand or
per cent will be used as one Of the soundest arguments
for advance In all kinds OF shares, while securities
with fixed interest that ruling at high
may assent to revaation basel upon the value
OF money Until the incoming OF the new crops however
there Is no reason TO anticipate except perhaps Tor an
occasional short PERIOD market differing essen
TALLY from that existing Allowing that the reemp
ton OF trade dollars at time exceeds 81 600 week.
that with the purchase Of $500 900 worth OF silver week
will be 81 100000 weekly Offset against the reasurys
much talked about absorption Of money That ratio In
ak months will aggregate $36000.00O. which Is
S6OO0OO0 greater than the Treasury absorption OF the
last twelve mOnths Last week the fears that extra
session Of Congress would become necessary. was a
special scare use against the market and now that
known that extra session will be called stress laid
upon the statement that great hopes had been built OF
extensive disbursements OF money and corresponding
relief TO the money market" upon three unimportant
appropriation bills which failed to become laws IL the
bills referred TO had all passed and received the
Presidents signature they would have become effective
July l. and probably not dollar would have been
expended under them until August or September. so
their passage could not have been expected to exert any
influence the market OF the next few months
All general and legitimate conditions warrant active
markets at the Stock Exchange, and the special and
cpatOry drawbacks. one by quietly dissOlving
SubjOinen usual table giving the highest, lowest
and final prices and number OF shares sold for the week.
together with the final prices OF week ago, OF fysix
active or representative stocks prexcd by the prices OF
March Q. 1886: